The Prairie Renaissance Cultural Alliance announces that it has been awarded a $8,100 grant from the Lake Region Arts Council in Fergus Falls to offer an after school arts program for children grades 1–6. The new program, Art at the Zone, is co-sponsored by Morris Area Community Education and was designed with input from the Morris Area Arts Boosters.

Art at the Zone will offer eight different opportunities throughout the school year for students from the local area to explore their interests in the arts. Music, drawing, theatre, sculpture, painting, dance, literature and design will be offered. The classes will be held at the Morris Area Elementary School.

The first sessions of Art at the Zone start September 20 and will offer dance and drawing. Each class will meet at different times once per week for five weeks. Students in two different age groups may choose to take one or both of these classes. William Pelowski will teach the drawing class, and Wendy Lindberg will teach dance.

“The PRCA is delighted to receive this grant to offer these opportunities to area children with our community partners,” states Ferolyn Angell, PRCA president. “Thank you to Lake Region Arts Council for making this possible, and to William and Wendy for leading our first sessions. Both are popular and experienced PRCA Art Camp teachers.”

Art in the Zone, including scholarships for those students needing assistance, is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.

Look for further information and details in the Art at the Zone brochure that will be sent home with area school children. Brochures can also be obtained by contacting PRCA at 320-585-5037 or Morris Area Community Education at 320-589-4394.

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